This is the fourth handwriting workbook of the seven-part Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series, a comprehensive handwriting program for K - 6th grade. Book D reviews basic italic, numerals, and introduces cursive italic. Writing practice includes forms of poetry, homographs, phongrams, and tongue twisters. Explores the history of the alphabet. Illustrated. 88 pages.
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Even if you've never taught handwriting, you'll find the Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series easy to follow and full of step-by-step guidance, tips, and creative practice materials. Each of the seven books in the series has been designed to utilize the child's natural curiosity and thirst for learning. The unique "Look-Plan-Practice" approach to self-assessment enhances legibility while empowering your student, encouraging responsibility for his or her own progress. The Instruction Manual for teachers and homeschool parents provides additional guidance for all grades.
Getty-Dubay Italic is...
Legible. Italic letterforms are uncluttered and loop-free, even when written rapidly.
Logical. The transition from printing to cursive is straightforward and intuitive. Letter shapes remain the same from basic italic to cursive italic, eliminating the abrupt leap from "ball and stick" to looped cursive seen in other programs.
Easy to Write. The elliptical shapes and strokes of italic conform to natural, rhythmic hand movements. The letters are formed easily and quickly.
Easy to Teach. The Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series provides a clear, concise, step-by-step approach with opportunity for lots of practice.
"Many parents have thanked me for helping their child develop this attractive, legible handwriting." -- Vicki Swartz, National Teachers Hall of Fame
"Inga and Barbara deserve the thanks of every teacher and every parent. It's a breakthrough at last!" -- Betty Edwards, Ph.D., Author of Drawing on the Right Side of The Brain
Author Biography:
Barbara Getty, BA, MAT, was an adjunct professor at Portland Community College, Portland, Oregon, for 28 years, where she taught calligraphy and handwriting. She also taught at Lewis & Clark College. She attended Lewis & Clark College and Portland State University. The authors have conducted hundreds of seminars nationally and internationally. They are also co-authors of the Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting Series, published by Getty-Dubay Productions, and Italic Letters: Calligraphy and Handwriting. They have been featured in numerous publications including American Medical News, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post as well as on ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, NPR and PBS. Inga Dubay, BA, was an adjunct professor at the Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon, where she taught calligraphy for 25 years. She also taught at Portland State University. She studied at Mills College, the University of Oregon, and the Art Academy in Oslo, Norway. The authors have conducted hundreds of seminars nationally and internationally. They are also co-authors of WRITE NOW: the Getty-Dubay Program for Handwriting Success and Italic Letters: Calligraphy and Handwriting. They have been featured in numerous publications including American Medical News, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post as well as on ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, NPR and PBS.
